Adrian starts to read a book on

1
Adrian starts to read a book on Tuesday. On
Wednesday, he reads 11 pages more than on
Tuesday. He reaches page 35. How many pages did
he read on Tuesday?
2
Alison bought 36 eggs. She used a sixth of them
in some cakes and scrambled one quarter of them
for tea. How many eggs did she have left?
3
From a rope 3.5m long, Alex cuts a piece 1.4m and
another piece 0.9m long. How much of the rope is
left?
4
Eleanor buys a hutch for 15 and a rabbit for
18.50. How much has she left from 35?
5
I think of a number, subtract 23 and divide by 7.
The answer is 5. What was my number?
6
A hockey game is 35 minutes each way with 5
minutes for half time. The game finished at
1530. What time did it start?
7
Shortcrust pastry is made using flour, margarine
and lard. The flour, margarine and lard are mixed
in the ratio 832 by weight. How many grams of
margarine and lard are needed to mix with 200g of
flour ?
8
Shirley buys 4 bags of crisps. She gives the
shopkeeper 2 and gets 80p change. What is the
cost of 1 bag of crisps?
9
Heidi goes on a car journey. At the beginning of
the journey, her milometer reads 45343 and the
cars petrol tank is full. At the end of the
journey, it reads 45877. If her car can do 600
miles on a tank of petrol, how many more miles
can she go before she runs out of petrol?
10
Wayne is buying lemonade for a party at school?
There are 200 children in the school. Each cup of
lemonade holds 150ml. Lemonade comes in 1.5 litre
bottles. How many bottles will he need to buy for
the party so that all the children can have a
drink?